The emergence of humankind in Africa
The consolidation of basic human culture
Regional diversification and specialisation
The beginnings of permanent settlement
Early farmers
Iron-using peoples before AD 1000
The second millennium AD in sub-Saharan Africa.
African archaeology by D. W. Phillipson. ISBN 9780521673105. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.